To confiscate something is to take it away from someone. The government can confiscate weapons or drugs that they believe are dangerous.
The police confiscated all of the drugs from the party.
The government is confiscating all of the weapons from the city.
verb
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Synonyms:
adjective
surrendered as a penalty
Synonyms:
1
It is illegal to confiscate.
2
The people confiscated the money.
3
The property of the Hindus was confiscated.
4
They were to confiscate the property.
5
The estate was confiscated and passeed to the Montgomeries.
6
The estates were confiscated by the crown.
7
The newspaper edition was confiscated by the authorities.
8
The people confiscated what they have.
9
They should not have confiscated their belongings.
10
No doubt it will continue to mismanage the confiscated money.